Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 207 Regicide
Seeing Su Qingwan's hesitation, Lu Jing stopped forcing her and set out on the road home alone. Looking at his departing figure, Qingyun couldn't help but whispered, "Miss, the eldest lady of the Lu family has been eyeing your dowry. It may not be that easy to get her to sign the divorce agreement. Otherwise, we should take a loss and spend some money to avoid more trouble."

Su Qingwan frowned in disgust when she heard this. She knew that Lin was greedy and would never give up easily. She would definitely bite off a piece of meat before she was satisfied. Especially after she subscribed to the gold and silver notes, Lin would probably be even more greedy for the Lu family's property.

Su Qingwan was reluctant, not wanting to spend money to settle the matter, but also harboring grudges against Lin Feng and Lin, it was really hard to compromise. She secretly thought that maybe she could give some of the gold and silver notes she subscribed to Lin in exchange for a divorce letter.

However, Lu Zhu couldn't do this, and had to do it herself. "There's no rush for this right now. I'll find a way to solve it after some time, when the political situation is stable." Su Qingwan said with a firm look and a steady tone.

Just at this moment, the head maid of the Yangxin Palace hurried over and read out the emperor's oral order, and ordered Su Qingwan to go to the Yangxin Palace immediately.

Su Qingwan did not dare to delay and walked towards the Yangxin Palace with Qingyun. At this time, the wind and snow gradually subsided, but the weather was still bitterly cold and the snow on the ground had not completely melted. When passing by the Imperial Garden, the plum blossoms in the garden were blooming more and more beautifully. The air after the snow was filled with bursts of faint floral fragrance, which made people feel a little more relaxed and happy.

When Su Qingwan entered the Yangxin Palace, she found that Concubine Lu was also in the palace. The eldest prince had a lot of schoolwork today and was unable to come to see her. Su Qingwan followed the etiquette and respectfully saluted the emperor and Concubine Lu.

Although Concubine Lu hated Su Qingwan from the bottom of her heart, she could only force a smile in front of the emperor. Concubine Lu frowned slightly and said anxiously, "Xiao Jiu, Yu'er was feeling unwell this morning and had a slight chill. The imperial physician took his pulse and said that he was weak due to the toxin he had been attacked by before, and he is very susceptible to cold. Can you... help him detoxify in advance? This is my beg of you."

The imperial concubine loved her son so much that her eyes were filled with anxiety. She had long hoped that Su Qingwan could help detoxify Yan'er, and today she couldn't help herself and asked for help.

Su Qingwan raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this. She thought to herself, where did this quack doctor come from?
In such cold weather, it is normal for children who are weak to catch a cold and get sick. How can this be blamed on toxins?

She knew in her heart that Yan'er had never been poisoned.

The emperor sat quietly aside without saying a word, just looking at Su Qingwan deeply.

Su Qingwan looked calm and said softly, "My Lady, Ying'er's fever has nothing to do with the poison, you don't have to worry too much."

"That's what the imperial physician said." Concubine Lu's eyes were full of pleading, staring at Su Qingwan, "Xiao Jiu, I know about the King of Southwest, and you have resentment towards the emperor. But Yan'er is innocent, please, give him the antidote."

Su Qingwan's face turned slightly cold. Upon seeing this, Concubine Lu stood up and pretended to kneel down to her.

Su Qingwan quickly raised her hand to stop him, and said in a serious tone: "My Lady, if you say one more word, Yan'er will suffer more when the poison takes effect. You might as well give it a try!"

Concubine Lu was frightened by these words and her face turned pale, but a hint of hatred flashed in her eyes.

Seeing this, the emperor slowly spoke: "Okay, since Xiaojiu said so, you can relax. If anything happens to Yan'er, she can't escape responsibility. I believe Xiaojiu will not act rashly. Xiaojiu, the imperial concubine is also worried and confused, you should be more understanding."

The emperor's words seemed impartial, but in fact, while appeasing the imperial concubine, they also protected Su Qingwan. Su Qingwan knew that the emperor was trying to balance the relationship between the parties. She really didn't want to get entangled with them anymore, so she said, "Brother, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

The emperor waved his hand gently, his expression revealing a bit of fatigue and boredom.

Su Qingwan just turned around and was about to leave when she suddenly heard a dull hum from behind. She turned around hastily and saw the emperor holding the edge of the table tightly with both hands, his body trembling slightly due to excessive pain. He accidentally knocked over the teacup on the table, and the teacup fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Then, the emperor spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Majesty!" Su Qingwan was horrified and anxious. She rushed towards the emperor, trying to support him.

However, the eunuch was faster than her, but he was old and lacked strength, so he could not hold the emperor steady, and they both fell to the ground.

At this time, the blood spitting out of the emperor's mouth had turned dark red, and his lips were also black, which showed that he was poisoned. Su Qingwan was puzzled. The emperor's food had always been tested for poison by someone, so how could he suddenly be poisoned?

The six guards outside the palace heard the noise and rushed in quickly. When they saw the scene, their expressions changed instantly. Concubine Lu was even more frightened. She pointed at Su Qingwan with trembling fingers and shouted loudly: "It's her. It must be the Princess of Southwest who poisoned the emperor. Arrest her quickly!"

Su Qingwan stood up in a hurry, but before she could open her mouth to explain, the guard's sword was already coldly placed on her neck. The eunuch was extremely sad, crying out to the emperor.

The head of the imperial guards looked solemn, and immediately ordered in a deep voice: "Send someone to notify the imperial guards immediately to seal the palace gates. At the same time, invite the elder, Prince Kang, and the other princes of the royal family to enter the palace!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the guard quickly turned around to convey the instruction.

Su Qingwan felt her heart pounding and her hands and feet were cold. She was trapped in this palace, and now the emperor was in trouble and she was in prison. Originally, she was thinking of making peace with the emperor and finding a way without fighting. She didn't expect the clan's methods to be so cruel. They really dared to kill the king! "My Lady, do you know what you are doing?"

Su Qingwan looked at Concubine Lu in disbelief, and concluded in her heart that the poison could only have been administered by her. The emperor and the Concubine had been married for more than ten years, and their relationship was deep. The Concubine was the most favored concubine in the harem, and the empress was in name only. She had long been confined to the palace and ignored the affairs of the harem. Now, all affairs in the six palaces were in the hands of Concubine Lu, and her status was equivalent to that of the deputy empress.

Su Qingwan glanced at the soup on the table and thought, the emperor has always trusted me and would not have any doubts about the sweet soup I sent. The person who could poison it so quietly must be someone close to the emperor.

When Concubine Lu saw that Su Qingwan dared to question her, she was furious and slapped Su Qingwan hard in the face. "It was you who poisoned the emperor. I saw it with my own eyes. During this period of time, you kept saying that you were taking care of the emperor, but in fact you were giving him a chronic poison. You are so ambitious and you deserve to die. You are the real regicide!"

Su Qingwan covered her beaten face. The blade on her neck was close to her skin, leaving a shallow scar, but she didn't care about the pain at this time. She looked directly into Concubine Lu's eyes and said word by word: "You will regret it. Prime Minister Lu must have asked you to poison and kill the king. No matter what he promised you, it will all come to nothing. You were deceived by him!"